High Life Highland
High Life Highland is a regional organisation in Scotland, responsible for cultural and sports provision in the Highland Council Area. Its activities include running libraries, museums and leisure centres. It is a registered charity under Scottish law.[1]
High Life Highland was created by Highland Council as an "arms length" organisation responsible for developing and promoting opportunities in culture, learning, sport, leisure, health and well-being across the region.[2]
In 2015 it was announced that Inverness Leisure would merge with High Life Highland, a process which was completed on 1 April 2016.[3]
Activities
[edit]Sites run by High Life Highland include:
- Ferrycroft Visitor Centre, Lairg
- Highland Folk Museum
- Inverness Botanic Gardens
- Inverness Castle
- Inverness Museum and Art Gallery
- St Fergus Art Gallery, Wick, Caithness
- Strathpeffer Pavilion
- Thurso Library
- Thurso Art Gallery
References
[edit]- ^ "High Life Highland, Registered Charity no. SC042593". Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.
- ^ Office, Chief Executives; Council, Highland. "Highland Council to create arms length organisation for Community Learning and Leisure". www.highland.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Plan to merge High Life Highland and Inverness Leisure". BBC News. 20 August 2015.
